Shim Sham Boogie
Choreographed by Susan Clark🇨🇦 & Bonnie King🇨🇦
Step Sheet
64 Count, 4 Wall
| Intro: 32 counts - on all songs | |
| Or Music: | Getting' In The Mood - Brian Setzer Orchestra (182 BPM) |
| In The Mood - Andrews Sisters (143 BPM) | |
| SECTION 1 | ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, RECOVER, ROCK, KICK, CROSS, SIDE - (LEFT PUSH) |
| 1-2 | Rock fwd on the L at the left diagonal and bump hips left (1), Recover weight on R and bump hips right (2) |
| 3-4 | Repeat counts 1-2 |
| 5-6 | Rock fwd on the L at the left diagonal (5), Kick R across front of L (6) |
| 7-8 | Step R across in front of the L (7), Step L back on left diagonal (8) |
| SECTION 2 | ROCK, RECOVER, KICK BALL CHANGE, ROCK, RECOVER, KICK BALL CHANGE - (HALF BREAKS) |
| 1-2 | Rock fwd on the R at the right diagonal (1), Recover weight on L (2) |
| 3&4 | Kick R fwd (3), Step R next to L (&), Step L next to R (4) |
| 5-8 | Repeat counts 1-4 |
| SECTION 3 | FWD BOOGIE, CLAP, FWD BOOGIE, CLAP, SWIVEL, RECOVER, SWIVEL, RECOVER |
| &1-2 | Step R fwd (&), Step L beside R (1) (this is a slight jump fwd with feet shoulder width apart), Clap (2) |
| &3-4 | Step R fwd (&), Step L beside R (3) (this is a slight jump fwd with feet shoulder width apart), Clap (4) |
| 5-6 | Weight on L toe and R heel, swivel L heel left and R toe right (5), Swivel back to standing position (6) |
| 7-8 | Repeat count 5-6 |
| SECTION 4 | STEP, SLOW HALF TURN, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER - (SUZY Q's) |
| 1-4 | Step R fwd and bend knees (1), Slow ½ Turn left with bent knees transferring weight to the L (2-4) (6:00) |
| 5-6 | Skate R to right side pointing toe to the right and heel to the left (5), Drag/Step L beside R, straighten R (6) |
| 7-8 | Repeat counts 5-6 |
| SECTION 5 | KICK, BALL, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, POINT, KNEE, KNEE, KNEE, - (MODIFIED SHORTY GEORGE) |
| 1& | Kick R to right side (1), Step R beside L (&) |
| 2 | Small step fwd on the ball of L (you should be on the balls of both feet with both knees bent) and shift both knees to the left side (2) |
| 3 | Small step fwd on the ball of R (staying on balls of feet and knees bent) and shift both knees to the right side (3) |
| 4-5 | Repeat counts 2-3 |
| 6 | Point L to left side and shift the right knee to the left (6) |
| 7-8 | Shift the right knee to the right (7), Shift the right knee to the left (8) |
| SECTION 6 | ¼ TURN , KICK, CROSS, GRIND, CROSS, GRIND, CROSS, GRIND (TRAVELLING LEFT) |
| 1-2 | ¼ turn left stepping fwd on L (1), Kick R to right side (2) (3:00) |
| 3-4 | Cross step R heel over L (3), Step L to left side as you grind R heel (4) |
| 5-8 | Repeat counts 3-4 two times |
| Alterative for SECTION 6 - Counts 3-8: BEHIND, SPLIT, BEHIND, SPLIT, BEHIND, SPLIT - (TRAVELLING HEEL SPLITS) | |
| 3-4 | Cross R behind L (both heels pointing in) (3), Step L to left side (both heels pointing out) (4) |
| 5-8 | Repeat counts 3-4 two times |
| SECTION 7 | STOMP, STEP, STOMP, STEP, STOMP, SLIDE, STOMP, SLIDE - (SHIM SHAM'S) |
| 1-2 | Stomp your R diagonally fwd to the right (1), Drag the R back next to the L taking weight (2) |
| 3-4 | Stomp your L diagonally fwd to the left (3), Drag the L back next to the R taking weight (4) |
| 5-6 | Stomp your R diagonally fwd to the right (5), Drag the R back next to the L, keeping weight on the left (6) |
| 7-8 | Repeat counts 5-6. |
| Alternative for SECTION 7 - KICK, HITCH, KICK, KICK, HITCH, KICK, KICK, TOUCH - (SAVOY KICK) | |
| 1-4 | Kick R fwd (1), Hitch R knee (2), Kick R back (3), Step R behind L kicking L fwd (4) |
| 5-8 | Hitch L knee (5), Kick L back (6), Step L behind R kicking R fwd (7), Touch R beside L (8) |
| SECTION 8 | STOMP, TAP, BACK, HEEL, BACK, TOGETHER, OUT, IN - (FULL BREAK) |
| 1-4 | Stomp your R diagonally fwd to the right (1), Tap L behind R (2), Step back on L (3), Touch R heel fwd (4) |
| 5-8 | Step back R (5), Step L beside R (6), Jump feet apart (7), Jump feet together (8) |
| (If you have trouble jumping, or you've just run out of energy, replace counts 7-8 with a heel split) | |
| NOTE: The shim sham dance is traditionally done starting on the 8 count; we chose to do it starting on the 1 count because most line dances start there. | |
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